Washington dropped tonight (between Wednesday and Thursday) to a 36:7 balance with the fifth loss in a row, 118:107 to Minnesota at home, but at least in Danny Abdia’s division there are many reasons for optimism.
Avdia posted a season-high 24 points along with 6 rebounds and 6 assists (2 turnovers) en route to his sixth NBA career game with at least 5/5/20 and 12th in double figures in the last 14 games. At the end of the Israeli game, he talked to the media in the capital of the United States and chose to look at the glass half full in his team, which is ranked 14th in the East, only 2.5 games away from Detroit.
“The truth is that we are making progress,” he claimed Avdia. “Think about it – we’ve played against great teams recently, Denver and Minnesota, and they didn’t beat us like we did in early season games. That’s a sign of a little improvement. Yes, we need to know how to win close games and we have a lot of room for improvement, but I feel like we can look at a lot positive things.”
Washington has lost 11 of its last 12 games by an average margin of 12.6, but three have ended by just 4. The Wizards had 14 close games this season (5 points or less with 5 minutes or less to go) and lost 12 of them. Wes Anseld Jr.’s team is the worst clutch team in the league along with the Pistons (18:3).
About his encouraging ability he said: “From game to game I feel more comfortable, I just try to win. I manage to use my body more, I realized how strong I am. When a team increases the physicality in front of me – I’m already used to it and I’m physical myself. I’m ready to make contact. Touch in the league, you get whistles, so I ’embrace’ the touch and improve.” The Israeli added: “We have good chemistry in the team and we enjoy training. We are young, everyone wants the other to succeed and we are trying to improve.”
Anseld Jr He spoke at the press conference about Avdia: “Danny works a lot in the gym, gets stronger and scores with the touch of his guards. He works on his finishes when the paint is congested and when there are long guards in front of him.” In the closing minutes against the Timberwolves, the forward had two one-and-one moves that got his team back into business.
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Avdia Optimi: “You can look at a lot of positive things” (Getty)
